2021 Best Colleges for the Money (With No Aid) in Montana
Choosing which college to attend may be one of the most important decisions in your life. College Factual has developed its Best Montana Schools For The Money For Those With No Aid ranking as one tool you can use to help make this decision.
After analyzing 10 schools, we came up with our list of those that were the best for overall value for the money with no aid in Montana. It's important to note that this isn't just a listing of colleges and universities with the lowest sticker price. Instead, this ranking identifies schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a lower-than-expected price. Thus, one college may rank better than another, but the second school could have a lower average cost.
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Our average cost calculation adds up all expenses, such as tuition, fees, room and board, books and supplies, and other expenses. So it is an approximation of how much you will have to pay out-of-pocket each year on average.
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Top Colleges for the Money (Without Aid) in Montana
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Salish Kootenai College tops this year’s ranking as the best school for overall value for the money with no aid in Montana. SKC is located in Pablo, Montana and has a small student population. In 2018-2019, this school awarded 49 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.
At SKC, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $17,319 for students who receive no aid. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from SKC be around $72,393. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty rate of 9 to 1, those pursuing a bachelor’s degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. SKC not only placed well in our value rankings, but it is also #4 on our Best Colleges in Montana list.
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A rank of #2 on our Best Colleges for the Money in Montana list means Montana State University is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and has a fairly large student population. In 2018-2019, this school awarded 2,551 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.
It takes about 4.7 years for the average student at MSU Bozeman to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $22,813. This means that the average student pays around $106,080 to get a bachelor’s degree from MSU Bozeman. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
MSU Bozeman not only placed well in our value rankings, but it is also #2 on our Best Colleges in Montana list.
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A rank of #3 on our Best Colleges for the Money in Montana list means Montana Tech of the University of Montana is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This small public school is located in Butte, Montana, and it awarded 453 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average student at Montana Tech graduates in less than 4.8 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $22,799 for students who receive no aid. This means that the average student pays around $108,295 to get a bachelor’s degree from Montana Tech. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Montana Tech did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges in Montana list.
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A rank of #4 on our Best Colleges for the Money in Montana list means The University of Montana is a great place for students working on their bachelor’s degree. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school located in Missoula, Montana that handed out 1,614 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
At University of Montana, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.5 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $21,668 for students who receive no aid. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Montana is $98,373. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Out of the 10 schools in Montana that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Montana - Western landed the #5 spot on the list. The University of Montana - Western is a small public school situated in Dillon, Montana. It awarded 264 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at The University of Montana - Western is 4.6 years, and it costs students who receive no aid about $17,699 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana - Western is about $80,884. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Montana State University - Northern ranked #6 on this year’s Best Colleges for the Money in Montana list. Montana State University - Northern is a small public school situated in Havre, Montana. It awarded 141 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
It takes the average student at Montana State University - Northern about 4.5 years to graduate, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $17,025 for students who receive no aid. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from Montana State University - Northern is $76,612. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Montana State University - Billings landed the #7 spot on the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Montana ranking. Montana State University - Billings is a small public school situated in Billings, Montana. It awarded 439 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Montana State University - Billings is 4.7 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $19,543 for students who receive no aid. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Montana State University - Billings be around $92,438. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Carroll College did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Montana ranking, coming in at #8. Helena, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 363 students in 2018-2019.
It takes about 4.3 years for the average student at Carroll Montana to complete their degree, and it costs students who receive no aid about $50,838 per year to attend the school. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Carroll Montana is $218,603. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Carroll Montana not only placed well in our value rankings, but it is also #1 on our Best Colleges in Montana list.
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Rocky Mountain College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Colleges for the Money in Montana list. Located in Billings, Montana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 245 bachelor’s degrees in 2018-2019.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at Rocky is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $42,574. This means that the average student pays around $188,603 to get a bachelor’s degree from Rocky. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Rocky not only placed well in our value rankings, but it is also #5 on our Best Colleges in Montana list.
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University of Providence did quite well in the 2021 Best Value Colleges in Montana ranking, coming in at #10. University of Providence is located in Great Falls, Montana and has a small student population. In 2018-2019, this school awarded 286 bachelor’s degrees to qualified undergradutates.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at University of Providence is 4.4 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school for students who receive no aid is around $40,358. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from University of Providence is $177,979. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.
- For our state-specific rankings, we use in-state tuition to calculate average cost. For our national and regional rankings, we use a weighted average of in-state and non-resident tuition.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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